Daily reminder: do what makes you the happiest

Stop checking on people that aren’t checking on you

Fall in love with someone who appreciates the little things in life. Like the blue of the ocean, the calmness of an empty sky, or going grocery shopping at 1am. Fall in love with someone who makes the small things feel like everything

"If I choose you over sleep.. You must be pretty special to me."

i’m so fine with getting a lot of attention from one person but it gets so overwhelming when there’s more. I’ll text one person a lot and it’s great but if i’m texting multiple people a lot at once, i’ll end up wanting to just be alone

There are some people who live in a dream world, and there are some who face reality; and then there are those who turn one into the other.

you do not need to be small. you do not need to be delicate. be loud, be passionate, because you’ll regret minimizing yourself to please others.

Buy the shoes, eat the cake, take the dare, don’t be fake, paint it bold, don’t count the cost, laugh out loud, be the boss, take the cruise, fly first class, do what you love for its your only task!

drink a cuppa tea and slow down. relax. then go do your homework. that shit is important

i love the kind of sadness that makes me write

love is the most tragic form of art

sometimes the universe is telling you,
‘you don’t belong here.’

at my happiest when the sky is pink

he was like a star
so beautiful from afar
until i got too close
he melted my heart

do i even have a sense of humour anymore or do i just laugh at badly worded sentences

We sit in a field and drink sparkling water, the clouds are nice

If you don’t feel good and need something to do then do something productive or gentle like cleaning your room, taking a bath with your favorite scented things, put on nice lotion, do some light gardening, they’ll all make you feel a little nicer! Take care of yourself loves

i love arrangements of light and objects that look like art you could never dream up. i love the moments when you look up from your cup of coffee and the light hits the spoon and suddenly you’re caught in a moment of stunned silence

i aspire to be one of those people who are known for always smelling good and treating people kindly

“love. love isn’t having butterflies all the time, i think love is calm. love is comfortable. i could sit in silence with you for the rest of our lives and it would mean more than a thousand words with anyone else.

…I love it when we’re chilling and an idea surfaces and we end up spending the evening in a random art exhibition in Central London, or getting high in the car and then hopping from museum to museum. Those nights where you just want to chill, low budget, so we look for the nearest jazz/neo-soul lounges and bars to kick back in. 2am roadtrips to a new view point, a lot of weed, the view of the city and a bunch of blankets. When we’re hungry but want to finesse the night, so we get dressed up and check out that restaurant we always drive past and say “We should try there”.. Those “let’s go to the market and buy some shit we’ll never use” type of dates, seeing a flyer for a comedy show tonight, whether it’s in the Apollo or the hood, who cares? Spontaneous shit creates the best memories and photo sets…

*me sees it raining*
me: good the plants deserve this

j'ai besoin de toi dans ma vie.

Last year was for learning and embracing change. Appreciating the incredible people around me, the world over. Learning to separate and prioritize my private life from the internet. Being re-inspired by the reasons I started this journal and wanderings.

This year is for less things, more giving. Less leaving, more staying. Less holding on and more loving like a damn fool.

Any time with you is time well spent. From the floors of the airport to this beautiful destination, with all the highs and lows in-between. Worth every minute. x

A dear friend once said to me “You’re not happy, unless you are helping others” and perhaps this is true. Maybe I don’t know much, but I do know this: inspiration comes in many forms and really happy summer is here.

if you’re reading this i hope something good happens to you today

If you’re scrolling through tumblr trying to distract yourself from something you don’t want to think about or you’re looking for a sign that everything will be okay, this is it. So, breathe. Relax into this moment. You’re alive & that’s all that matters.

"Be happy for this moment. This moment is your life."

This is my problem. I want other people to tell me how they feel. But I’m not so sure I want to return the favor.

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i want a cute person 2 take me 2 art galleries nd coffee shops and paint w me & give me lil kisses and snuggles when i’m sad

It isn't always about the places you go, but who you meet along the way 👊

weissesrauschen:

Giorgio Sadotti «THIS IS MORE THAN YOU KNOW» 6. Dezember 2008

This is what I miss… not something that’s gone, but something that will never happen.

I’ll forever love open-minded people. the ones who just vibe with whatever you’re talking about, they’re the best.

concept: me, drinking coffee in a café in a foreign country. it’s raining outside. i’m reading my favorite book. everything is okay, and i’m never stressed.

You misinterpret everything, even the silence.

darling, don’t look back. you were never going that way. besides - the stars are waiting for you.

The sun is up, the sky is blue. It’s beautiful and so are you.

And the poem, I think, is only your voice speaking.

There was a universe growing in her eyes and stardust floating through her veins, yet you still didn’t believe in magic.

I know you’re experienced,
but there’s still such a beautiful innocence

about you.

It’s hard to ignore her

because I still adore her.

It’s not wrong to long

unless you long to wrong.

What a beautiful thing it would be, if all those who smile were truly happy.

I never realised the power of words until they broke my heart.

We are surrounded by so much beauty that our eyes just can’t perceive.

So many words
to choose from
Yet I keep using

the wrong ones

She was a liar,
Convincing the world
that everything
was beautiful

except herself.

You turned into a thunderstorm while I was swimming in the ocean.

The problem,
with toxic people,
Is that you get addicted,

to their poison.

Do it because they said you couldn’t

If nothing means nothing to you, then having everything won’t change that.

Memories are like expired dreams;
dreams are like fabricated memories.

You were not crazy,
everyone else was,
for never telling you,
how amazing you are.

Don’t mistake my kindness for weakness. I am kind to everyone, but when someone is unkind to me, weak is not what you are going to remember about me.

People often say that beauty is in the eye of the beholder, and I say that the most liberating thing about beauty is realizing you are the beholder.

When people talk during lord of the rings

You misinterpret everything, even the silence.

i wanna do a flash mob with tons of puppies but they’ll probably forget every single move and i’ll try to get angry with them but they’re all just so damn adorable

If someone won’t lift a finger to call you, see you or spend time with you…then it’s time for you to lift five fingers and wave goodbye.

The man who moves a mountain begins by carrying away small stones.

If you hide your ignorance, no one will ever hit you and you’ll never learn.

Create all the happiness you are able to create; remove all the misery you are able to remove. Every day will allow you, –will invite you to add something to the pleasure of others, –or to diminish something of their pains.

My heart is much too soft, and people of my stature generally have such a heart.

Try to remember the last time you were genuinely happy, if you can’t then you need to make some changes.

I didn’t understand why,
And when I did

I wished I didn’t.

You know you’ve changed when what once would make you mad, now makes you laugh.

Attention is the purest form of generosity.

All that happens means something; nothing you do is ever insignificant.

Be weird. Your strangeness is your magic.

I love being educated. I love learning & finding new things that intrigue me. I love knowing my brain is inevitably growing.

2016 concept: healing, growing, loving

Friendly reminder to check you’re not holding tension in your body. Let your shoulders drop, unclench your hands and jaw. Take a deep breath. Much better.

what i’ve learned is that if you’re gonna engage in a romantic relationship during your young adult years, it damn well better be with someone who makes your insides explode with nothing but positive emotion. someone who takes the time to be kind, patient and understanding, more often than not, and who is as warm with their words as they are with their touch. life is too short to be focused on people who do not have your growth and best interest in mind. the right person will love you in a way that makes you feel completely free and accepted within your own skin. they won’t attempt to hinder your development out of fear or insecurity that your new experiences might lead you into the arms of someone else. good lovers will desire to see your personal success just as much as you do, and they will support and respect your decisions. stay away from people who make you feel guilty about desiring the best for yourself. they don’t love you for you, they love you for what you can provide for them. and that is not love.

“I’m not ignoring you intentionally I just have no motivation to respond the way that I feel you deserve” - a novel by me.

I sing along to some songs way too passionately.

slowly learning how to not be so pessimistic and to stop doubting everyone and everything. It’s a process

the older I get, the more I realize how rare it is to find actual empathy in people

Y'all ever text somebody and they so boring that you have no idea what to say back

generally, confidence is viewed as a good trait but more than anything, i believe that humility > confidence

it really bugs me when people criticize others for liking something because it may seem “too” mainstream? and it’s those kind of people who have the mindset that they’re better than everyone else (subconsciously for the most part).

i’m immensely grateful for the things i have in life. i’ve started to care a lot more about certain things i never did before and it’s profound to see how these little things have affected me. i admit that i still make tons of mistakes, but i’m still gradually learning. being aware of my surroundings and the people around me has contributed to my growth. i’m terrible at writing because i can never seem to put into words how i feel. even so, i want to share how much my life has unfolded in such a way that i have an intense desire to be alive so that i can continue experiencing these incredibly wonderful moments.

my favorite theory about creativity and innovation says that creative people arent actually creating NEW ideas, but instead just have the ability to see different contexts and combinations and uses for existing ideas that they already know a lot about.
i like this idea becuase it takes the supreme weight and pressure off of the act of creation and turns it into a game, a puzzle, a way of looking for missing pieces. the more ideas you feed into it, the more creative work that can come out. knowledge is not only power, but also the fuel with which to feed creative acts. the more you know, the more you can create.

the other thing i like about this theory is that i actually think its highly personal and puts even more value on the individual than the belief that creativity is just somehow a make-something-out-of-thin-air act of genius (which values nobody, and perpetuates a false idea of lazy lucky talent)

only YOU have your specific set of experiences, values, and understandings of the world around you. if new ideas come from combining old ideas, then where do those old ideas come from in the first place? they come from you.

they come from how you see and interpret the world in your own unique worldview. and every single person has their own unique combinations of observations, has their own set of things they love, things they are interested in, and their own reasons for loving and being interested in those things. these are in no way general or obvious. its in the very personal act of absorbing the world that you can take stock of the ideas you can combine to make new things.

no one is going to have your exact viewpoints. no one has your exact mind except for you. just by BEING IN THIS WORLD and LIVING and BREATHING and SEEING and EXISTING, you already have ALL THE TOOLS YOU NEED TO CREATE. your own personal set of interpreted information about the world is ALL YOU NEED to go and combine it and play with it to create something new. theres no pressure to create an entire perfect thing out of nothing. you already have all the pieces. you have everything you need to go and put them together!!!!

Don’t tell me I have to smile more often. I don’t smile just to please someone. If you see a smile on my face, it’s genuine. Luckily, I can’t offer you more.

How odd, I can have all this inside me

and to you it’s just words.

Yesterday influences today, thus creates tomorrow.

I enjoy controlled loneliness. I like wandering around the city alone. I’m not afraid of coming back to an empty flat and lying down in an empty bed. I’m afraid of having no one to miss, of having no one to love.

If nature has made you for a giver, your hands are born open, and so is your heart; and though there may be times when your hands are empty, your heart is always full, and you can give things out of that—warm things, kind things, sweet things.

We live in a world where there is never enough time and too many times where we’ve sinned.

nonsenseandbooks:

Perfect Only In Our Imperfections

I don’t dwell on success. Maybe that’s one reason I’m successful.

May love find you when you least expect, where you least expect.

Your love is beautiful and so bright, it brings so much colour into a world that was once filled with black and white.

welcomehomeward:

portland 2-11 (at Heart Coffee)

Everyone is lonely, dear. We touch other people only briefly, then we’re alone again. You’ll get used to it in time.

Forced connections are the worst. Stop tryna force people to love you, to like you, to be in ya life etc. You just gon end up emotionally exhausted. If they not putting in the same effort as you, leave em alone.

You can’t change the past but you can alter the future.

Don’t give up.

We worship perfection because we can’t have it; if we had it, we would reject it. Perfection is inhuman, because humanity is imperfect.

Whoever said that light was life
and darkness nothing? For some
of us, the mythologies

are different.

The passing of time can diminish all things as it walks silently by,

Stop thinking so hard about everything, stop over analyzing. Just go. Just do. If it feels right, just go with the flow. If it feels wrong, don’t think about it anymore and walk away.

I often wish I could be a golden retriever belonging to an upperclass family living in a large house on the west coast

creahte:

“You are whatever a moon has always meant, and whatever a sun will always sing is you.”
- E.E Cummings

bvddhist:

spirit-healing:

plants // crystals

Namaste

allurae:

voquecity:

Stay fab xx - Voquecity

have a lovely day ♡

shinebythree:

Necessary dosage of beetroot and @maddisonm 🍃 (at John Smith Cafe)

floricious:

simplichity:

q’d

floricious

luvalla:

ungolde:

evolvx:

E V O L V X

u n g o l d e

//

“beware of dog” they say. of course i will be aware of the dog. i love dogs. i am aware of all dogs.

Being vulnerable is the only way to allow your heart to feel true pleasure.

Everything heals. Your body heals. Your heart heals. The mind heals. Wounds heal. Your soul repairs itself. Your happiness is always going to come back. Bad times don’t last.

You never really know about people - and when you find out, it’s already too late.

I want love to be simple. I want to trust without thinking. I want to be generous with my affection and patience and love unconditionally. It is easier to love a person with their flaws than to weed through them. I want to love the whole person, not parts; and this is how I want to be loved.

Be the one who nurtures and builds. Be the one who has an understanding and a forgiving heart one who looks for the best in people. Leave people better than you found them.

I was happy. I loved the night, I loved it so much it almost hurt. In the night everything seemed possible. I wasn’t sleepy at all.

I love those who yearn for the impossible.

Perhaps there is a language which is not made of words and everything in the world understands it.

I am so tired of waiting,
Aren’t you,
For the world to become good
And beautiful and kind?

I feel too much, too intensely. It’s as if God gave me two hearts instead of a brain.

A happy life is just a string of happy moments. But most people don’t allow the happy moment, because they are so busy trying to get a happy life.

The qualities I most admire in women are confidence and kindness.

To describe externals, you become a scientist.
To describe experience, you become an artist.

dustjacketattic:

crochet lace + twist skirt | happiiy grey

dustjacketattic:

crochet lace + twist skirt | happiiy grey

I thank God for protecting me from what I thought I wanted and blessing me with what I didn’t know I needed.

Find ecstasy within yourself. It is not out there. It is in your innermost flowering. The one you are looking for is you.

No one’s as amazing as they wish to be, it’s impossible. Everyone has some sort of picture in their mind of who they want to be, it’s human nature to improve ourselves.

if u ever meet someone who makes ur life flow easier and makes u laugh a lot keep them, that’s all u need

There is always reason to celebrate. Every breath is reason to celebrate. Every breath is evidence that you are stronger than the fear. Stay strong, and celebrate every second you are here.

there will be people who cannot handle your grace, your beauty, your wisdom, your heart;
mostly because they can’t handle their own. but you will never be
and have never been
‘too much.’

It is simply this: do not tire, never lose interest, never grow indifferent—lose your invaluable curiosity and you let yourself die. It’s as simple as that.

concept: what you’re waiting for finally comes

But I guess you were like flowers in the snow, beautiful but cold.

We are all just waiting for someone to notice —notice our pain, notice our scars, notice our fear, notice our joy, notice our triumphs, notice our courage. And the one who notices is a rare and beautiful gift.

its weird that mostly all vegetarians and vegans only wanna fight for animals but not the underpaid/overworked people that pick their $15 organic grapes from Whole Foods in the sweltering sun for 15 hours at a time

please be honest with people this year, do it for them and do it for yourself

We have this idea that love is supposed to last forever. But love isn’t like that. It’s a free-flowing energy that comes and goes when it pleases. Sometimes, it stays for life; other times it stays for a second, a day, a month or a year. So don’t fear love when it comes simply because it makes you vulnerable. But don’t be surprised when it leaves either. Just be glad you had the opportunity to experience it.

Lighthouses don’t go running all over an island looking for boats to save; they just stand there shining.

People who experience a strong, deep sadness tend to do weird things. When I was young I remember coming home to my mom drowning herself in vodka. I remember my dad binge eating for hours at a time. At the time I didnʻt know what was going, but now I wish I did something.

me: good morning linda

linda, who has backpacked across europe: not nearly as good as the morning that i experienced as i saw the sunrise across Barcelona,

When you judge another, you do not define them, you define yourself.

sometimes u gotta ask yourself

1. is it really that deep
2. do i need to make a situation out of this

3. if i do make a big deal out of this, what would be accomplished

You have to have a dream so you can get up in the morning.

Stop worrying about growing old. And think about growing up.

Sometimes when I feel ugly I remind myself that I’ve just gotten used to my own beauty. One day someone will see me and will see a skin complexion they’ve never seen before, or a nose that curves in a way they’ve never seen before, or hair that falls in a way they’ve never seen before. My beauty will be new, exciting, and fresh in their mind. Everything I’ve gotten used to seeing everyday for nearly 17 years will be a new experience for them. I will be beautiful. I am beautiful.

Writers end up writing about their obsessions. Things that haunt them; things they can’t forget; stories they carry in their bodies waiting to be released.

Healing is slow.
It does not always drink tea and blow its nose.
It does not always do yoga or buy essential oils at whole foods.
It does not always use its inside voice and it does not always clip its nails and keep its hands away from my throat and it does not always smile at bullshit condolences.
It does not follow your rules.

It does not always look like healing.

You were my past, I live for the present.

I read. I write. I look for wisdom and search for insight.

It is difficult to find someone who is beautiful and authentically real at the same time. Someone who radiates light and imperfection simultaneously.

Never settle for anyone who isn’t absolutely, insanely, and foolishly happy to be with you.

All my life, I have been in love with the sky. Even when everything was falling apart around me, the sky was always there for me.

choose people who choose you.

I’m not a poet. I just love the way words look on paper.

Stay away from people that think your kindness is a privilege they’re entitled to.

A beautiful face has never interested me, but introduce me to a beautiful mind – sharp and quick and provocative – and I will be in love.

Lots of people remind me of you. You weren’t so special after all.

I wrote a poem about it, and then threw it away, because that’s the last thing I need right now: More words dedicated to people who will never dedicate a single thing to me.

Meeting a celebrity

Me: *hands them a piece of paper*
Them: Who should I make it out to?
Me: oh, haha, no, that's not for you to autograph. That's the URL to my amazon wishlist, alright, bye.

Finding someone who thinks you’re interesting enough to talk to you every day, whether they’re a friend or a lover, is one of the best feelings ever.

Let your hopes, not your hurts, shape your future.

My goal in life is to be one of those people who are just light. You see them and you suddenly feel so warm inside and all you want to do is hug them. And they look at you and smile with the warmest light in their eyes…. and you love them. maybe not in a romantic way but you just want to be close to them and you hope some of their light transfers onto you.

The only way to do great work is to love what you do. If you haven’t found it yet, keep looking. Don’t settle. As with all matters of the heart, you’ll know when you find it.

I FEEL LIKE GOD HAS SO MANY AMAZING THINGS FOR ME THIS YEAR. I JUST HAVE TO WORK HARD.

Change your mindset. Educate yourself. Stay positive. Cut shitty people off. Eat healthy. Focus on your goals. Spend some time alone. Read books. Drink more water. Take care of your skin.

Don’t torture yourself trying to make someone see something they cannot see, or believe something they do not believe. Just stay true to your vision for yourself.

1. It’s never too late to start over.

2. Do not become small for those who refuse to grow.

3. Click the send button. You typed it out for a reason.

4. Don’t forget to remind people how much they mean to you.

5. Don’t ruin something great because you think you don’t deserve it.

6. You don’t destroy the people you love.

7. Sometimes you have to keep on missing them until you wake up to find that you just don’t anymore.

8. Mental health comes before school, always.

9. Act like you trust people, but don’t.

10. There is nothing more beautiful than being desperate, and nothing more risky than pretending not to care.

11. Your first kiss will come when it’s time. It’s worth the wait.

12. Always remember how lucky you are to have yourself.

13. Nostalgia, whether you’re thinking of something good or bad, always leaves you a little emptier afterwards.

14. Feeling beautiful has nothing to do with what you look like.

15. Pour your heart into everything you do and watch every aspect of your life change one by one.

16. You’ll need other people and you’ll need to be that person for someone else, a living, screaming invitation to believe in better things.

17. Make yourself painfully aware of the characteristic and cookie-cutter personas you put on and others put on. Being the “cool girl” doesn’t mean smoking and letting guys walk all over you, and reading and writing doesn’t make you nerdy. Those associations have been taught by movies. Don’t feel like you need to fit into 1 persona.

18. Radiate confidence, even if it’s fake. One day it won’t be, and you’ll be untouchable.

19. One day you’ll realize I was the fresh air before your last breath.

20. Live in such a way that if anyone spoke badly of you, no one would believe it.

21. Take a second and look around. Remember where you are, who you’re with. You’ll look back on this moment and see the little things ended up being the big things.

22. Respect is a minimum.

23. We lose ourselves in the things we love. We find ourselves there, too.

24. Seek respect, not attention. It lasts longer.

25. You cannot change what you refuse to confront.

26. Nobody really knows what they want, not until it’s right in front of them.

27. Someone can be gone yet more present than anyone else.

28. You’ll never truly cherish the people in your life if you keep hoping for those that hurt you to come back to you.

29. Life doesn’t get better, you do.

30. Value yourself. The only people who appreciate doormats are people with dirty shoes.

31. If you don’t end up smiling while kissing someone, you’re probably kissing the wrong person.

how is it 2016 and we still don’t have an instant cure for acne. what are we putting our money into……..space exploration? that’s enough i don’t want another man on the moon until my skin is clear

Stay single until someone actually complements your life in a way that makes it better not to be single. If not, it’s not worth it.

Life is so beautiful that death has fallen in love with it, a jealous, possessive love that grabs at what it can. But life leaps over oblivion lightly, losing only a thing or two of no importance, and gloom is but the passing shadow of a cloud…

You need a little bit of insanity to do great things.

You need to learn how to select your thoughts just the same way you select your clothes every day. This is a power you can cultivate. If you want to control things in your life so bad, work on the mind. That’s the only thing you should be trying to control.

Wake up and open your curtains. Your windows too.
Drink some tea or coffee, whatever pleases you. Notice every sip.
Have some fresh fruit and finish breakfast feeling full.
Stand outside and feel the air. Cool or warm, it will make you feel real.
Get some exercise. Yoga to soothe, running to breathe, lifting for strength.
Take care of your body. Have a nice shower and pamper as much as you want afterward.
If you’re going to work, remember you have the chance to make anyone’s day or to ruin it. Act accordingly.
Weed out the bad language. It’s only creating tension in your body and mind. Kind words are infinitely more appreciated.
Take some time each day to improve your mind. Keep reading that great book. Listen to an incredible piece of music. Practice an instrument or a skill. The progress is its own reward.
Pictures will help you remember how wonderful life is. But spend less time on your phone and more time seeing the world face to face.
Go to sleep knowing that you have done well. Tomorrow is there with room to become even better.

-Notes to myself on how to become a better person this summer.

I want a pizza

a whole one

just me. and the pizza

in a room by ourselves

with romantic music

jeanphilippelebee:

www.jeanphilippelebee.com

with-grace-and-guts:

McKel Hill via Kelsey Cherry Photography

jeanphilippelebee:

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whitney-hayes:

Alina http://ohthumbelina.tumblr.com by Whitney Hayes

Hi I’d like to buy one gallon of motivation, please.

For the past few months I’ve been working on a little [big] google map of places I want to go. There are layers for different regions (California, PNW, Europe, etc.) and it is color-coordinated by category (coffee shop, restaurant, store, museum, etc.). Anytime I see a beautiful space on instagram or city guide, I add it to the list.

Maybe soon, maybe I’ll share it with you guys. Or ask for suggestions.

Today I picked apples, pressed apple cider, drank apple cider, ate apple pie, and bought apple butter. (at Oak Glen Apple Orchards)

Please give credit where credit is due. Photo by Nirav Patel.

I’m always thinking about those odd jobs that I could find a niche in. For example, who curates the playlists for places like Starbucks or HM? Who is inventing these new burgers that eventually end up at Burger King? I know someone who gets paid $70k to assign desk seating arrangements at Google.

The best thing I heard all night: “Stop staring at them, you’ll build their stupid egos”

kodiakstag:

Currently in Banff if any of you guys are in the area!

I just dropped my boyfriend off at the airport, he’ll be in London for 10 days. After I came home and went to get myself a glass of water, I found a note in the ice tray that read:

“Thank someone for their service. Not a military person, just a regular guy, like a gas station attendant. Love, Casey” [with a donut hole illustrated on the back]

I found another one in the toothbrush holder. It read:

“Take a shower today. You probably need one. Love, Casey.”[with a chocolate twist donut drawn on the back]

Frantically digging through my underwear drawer as I ran late for work this morning, I found note #3:

“Watch a documentary about a weird animal or something. Love, Casey.” [with a chocolate iced donut]

I finally took the advice from the earlier note and took a shower, where I found a note that read:

“Have fun at work today! Or don’t. that place is the worst. Love, Casey.” [with an apple fritter drawing]

Underneath the keyboard I found a fifth note:

“Think about me today…naked! Love, Casey.” [with mini powdered donuts illustrated]

I asked for a clue and he said “Look in the brightest place in the room”. Inside the lampshade I found a note that said:

“Make a new friend today. Human, cat, dog, or other. Love, Casey.” [with a coffee cake crumble donut]

I wanted to surprise him by re-doing our gallery wall, and tucked in the corner of one of the frames I found a note that said:

“Think about this: the swimming pool on the Titanic is still full of water to this day. Love Casey.” [on the back drawn a maple bar (gross)]

On the computer, I found a file named “Donut” that read:

“Wink at every person you see today… even though you probably will anyway. Love, Casey” [with a jelly donut on the back]

To find my penultimate note, Casey told me I should read a book about books. On the desk we have a vintage bookmaking manual, and inside he had slipped a note:

“Send a letter to someone today. Love, Casey.” [with a drawing of a sprinkled donut]

Last note! Casey’s hint was “It’s IN my pants, wink wink” so I dug through the closet and between his folded pants was the 10th note:

“Go to dance class today. SERIOUSLY. Love Casey.” [with an old-fashioned donut on the back]

I get to pick him up at the airport tonight!

Sunsets are like a little slice of cake for dessert at the end of the day.

today i swam in the ocean and napped on the sand.

dispirits:

Shanghai, China, 1989. By Steve McCurry.

Maybe I should go to school for interior design. Or architecture. Or study marketing. or business. or graphic design. or visual merchandising. or statistics.

Or just cave under uncertainty and go back to sleep.

friendly reminder that you don’t have to say yes just because they asked nicely

You find yourself in LA for a purpose, even if you don’t know exactly what it is quite yet.

elorablue:

Planning & List Making For A Trip | By Cook Republic

naimabarcelona:Levi’s 501 customized & tapered jeans

I want to be a data analyst for a big company. Maybe it’s just because I’m curious what McDonald’s most popular menu items are. Or what times of the day the most people are shopping at target. Or if a radio commercial for a Toyota dealership really spikes sales.

Can’t you and I just be at a coffee shop right now? Eating croissants that are bigger than our faces. Sitting in a corner booth, stealing kisses. Watching the old man read his newspaper and eavesdropping on the group behind us.

I want to work at a place where people take pride in what they do.

alifeofwhat:

Sunday morning shoots with properassembly and openhausco driftstudios

niccoolleeyy:

since there was a hurricane, we decided to stay in today

Some of your instagrams make it seem like you all live on a strict diet of lattes and pastries.

This week is going to be good.

Next week is going to be good.

Right now that’s all that matters.

ohhellokelsey:

http://thegoodrichwife.typepad.com

This is exactly what we looked like this afternoon.

she made the trees shiver // and my hands shake // she was an earthquake

tearingdowndoors:

Lake 22 || Kristian Gorman

Some nights I lay in bed awake and wonder about your day.

did you start it with a coffee / were you running late because you daydreamed a little too long in the shower / did you listen to a piece of beautiful music / did your boss acknowledge some awesome thing you accomplished / did you discover an amusing passage in a new book / did you rediscover one you loved in an old book / did you meet someone new / did your sweater smell like the cologne you sprayed the last time you wore it / did the scent bring back happy memories / did you miss someone / did you feel loved / did you spend some time in the afternoon trying to tell your own future / did you like what you saw when you did / did you eat something comforting / did you eat something good / did you work hard / did you feel lucky for a second / did you bump shoulders with a stranger on the bus / did they smile at you when you did / did you take a chance / did you learn something new / did you hold someone’s hand / did you hold someone at all / did you like the way they felt / did you like the way you felt / did you take off your shoes and kick up your feet when you got home from work / did you watch your favourite show on tv / did you breathe deeply and relax / did you treat yourself to dessert / did you hear a funny joke / did you tell one / did you spend some time with your friends / did you feel happy / did you think of the places you haven’t seen yet / did you feel inspired when you did / did you feel alive and well and full of muchness?

And then I go sleep and think, I hope so.

dylandsara:

Emily + Alex.

Still the absolute cutest.

DRINK WATER. MOISTURIZE YOUR SKIN. LISTEN TO NEW MUSIC.

Every day is a masterpiece, even if it crushes you.

'I overthink every move I make to the point where I don’t make any.'

Sometimes quiet people really do have a lot to say … They’re just being careful about who they open up to.

Why be the sheep when you can be the wolf?

Even if I see you again,
I will never see you again.

He licked his lips. “Well, if you want my opinion–”
“I don’t,” she said. “I have my own.”

The best years of your life are the ones in which you decide your problems are your own. You do not blame them on your mother, the ecology, or the president. You realize that you control your own destiny.

To be free
is often to be lonely.

If you have the power to make someone happy, do it. The world needs more of that.

Last night at work a man told me that I look better when I take my glasses off and I immediately replied that he looks better when I take my glasses off too and he got really angry and I think it was one of the proudest moments of my life

i love crying about everything it’s very humbling

me: *cries cause of book
me: *screams cause of book
me: *throws book at wall
me: I LOVED THAT BOOK. I HIGHLY RECOMMEND IT!!

I hope that someday you all become filled with so much happiness that it heals every part of you.

remember when u were like 11 and the only thing u wanted was a lava lamp

i love deep conversations like yes share your soul with me

I thought you’re the one who can fill the voids within me, you proved me wrong.

All I need is time. Time to figure out who I am, who I want to be, and where I want to go.

I am not this hair, I am not this skin, I am the soul that lives within.

do u ever just see something that hurts ur heart and ur just like lolololololol

The first and most important person you must believe in is yourself.

Just simple days. Simple days of laughing lots and breathing deep and loving with my whole heart and feeling that love back. That’s all I’m really looking for now.

…and I am out with lanterns, looking for myself.

WHEN YOU STOP LETTING EVERY LITTLE THING BOTHER YOU, YOU’LL FIND YOURSELF BEING WAY HAPPIER THAN BEFORE. BRUSH THAT SHIT OFF, IT’S NOT THAT DEEP

Make it a habit to tell people thank you. To express your appreciation, sincerely and without the expectation of anything in return. Truly appreciate those around you, and you’ll soon find many others around you. Truly appreciate life, and you’ll find that you have more of it.

concept: a bath but like. the water never get cold.

everyone has that one story that sounds fake but isnt

It’s not ‘clever lonely’ (like Morrissey) or ‘interesting lonely’ (like Radiohead); it’s ‘lonely lonely,’ like the way it feels when you’re being hugged by someone and it somehow makes you sadder.

my mind says college but my heart says isolated sheep herder in Iceland

When they see you’re doing better without them, that’s when they want you back.

It’s the not knowing that hurts; misreading signs that don’t even exist, forever second guessing.
But it’s also what keeps me going; pleasant daydreams and unworded promises.

I yearn for intimacy, but perhaps the kind that I don’t even believe in. I want to know someone inside and out- and back again. I want them to know me too. All of the things that sustain my beating heart- all the things that make my blood pump faster.

I’m a cynical hopeless romantic, a terrible combination.

“So you’re happy, and I’m just sitting here pretending I am too.”

That emptiness you feel, that crippling loneliness that burrows itself deep in your stomach?
The strongest of us wouldn’t have made it anywhere without it.
Because it isn’t there to punish you or wear you down.
It’s there to teach you to lift yourself up and show you what you’re truly made of.

You’re afraid? But that’s what life is. There are bad surprises, yes. Awful surprises sometimes. But what makes the good surprises so good is that they’re unexpected.

Smart people play dumb more often than you think..

A passionate woman is worth the chaos..

Love is a drug, but you cant buy it

I dont live with seasons, cuz I always find the sun..

The things you own end up owning you

not to dictate your life but drop your shitty friends

It is important to expect nothing, to take every experience, including the negative ones, as merely steps on the path, and to proceed.

Embrace uncertainty. Some of the most beautiful chapters in our lives won’t have a title until much later.

A kind gesture can reach a wound that only compassion can heal.

I crave new beginnings; I crave reinvention.

The thing is, everything breaks; that’s why we have repairmen. Brokenness doesn’t mean you’re gone for, though. Nothing is irreparably damaged, humans just like to think they are.

good morning cruel world
Don’t you mean goodbye?

no i meant good morning. this world may be cruel but i’m still kickin’

After all, those who truly love, never stop loving.

He who jumps into the void owes no explanation to those who stand and watch.

On soft Spring nights I’ll stand in the yard under the stars - Something good will come out of all things yet - And it will be golden and eternal just like that - There’s no need to say another word.

Stop thinking so hard about everything, stop over analyzing. Just go. Just do. If it feels right, just go with the flow. If it feels wrong, don’t think about it anymore and walk away.

If someone won’t lift a finger to call you, see you or spend time with you…then it’s time for you to lift five fingers and wave goodbye.

The man who moves a mountain begins by carrying away small stones.

If you hide your ignorance, no one will ever hit you and you’ll never learn.

I didn’t understand why,
And when I did
I wished I didn’t.

Be weird. Your strangeness is your magic.

In the right light, at the right time, everything is extraordinary.

visualsupplyco:

ST HONORÉ | BOULANGERIE >> portland, or by melissagreen

Success is often achieved by those who don’t know that failure is inevitable.

It’s kinda cool how someone can just pop into your life all of a sudden and become so important to you within such a small amount of time. I think that’s what makes life so interesting though. There’s always a reason to be hopeful for the future because you never know what good things will come your way next.

Just because you bury something doesn’t mean that it stops existing.

dont ignore me ?? i despise being ignored ?? i mean im ignoring like 8 ppl right now but still ???

If I have learned anything over this last year it’s that you have to live your own life too so that if something we hoped for doesn’t work out, you still have two legs to stand on, you still have your own path.

The best therapists do not merely heal damage; they help people identify and build their strengths and their virtues.

10/10 would bang.

But also:

10/10 would care for you
10/10 would tuck you in
10/10 would cuddle
10/10 would make sure you get to sleep okay
10/10 would make you breakfast in the morning

She was a mystery no one could unravel. She was the darkness that crept over me but also the light that gave me hope.

There’s always something good coming. Remember that.

If someone treats you like you are unimportant, it is a reflection of them and what they value out of relationships. It is not a reflection of you or your worth as person. You don’t have to prove your importance to other people.

i always keep a condom in my wallet. that way, if it ever gets stolen, then the thief will think , that i do sex

If you can’t beat fear, just do it scared.

So stop waiting for Fridays, and stop waiting for summers, and stop waiting for someone to fall in love with you, because those things will happen. But in the meantime, enjoy right now

If someone wants to be a part of your life, they will be there. Don’t bother saving a spot for someone who won’t make an effort to stay.

If you have just one person believe in you, you’ll always find your way.

Don’t carry your mistakes around with you. Instead, place them under your feet and use them as stepping stones.

The longer we live, the more our experience widens; the less prone are we to judge our neighbour’s conduct, to question the world’s wisdom: wherever an accumulation of small defences is found, whether surrounding the prude’s virtue or the man of the world’s respectability, there, be sure, it is needed.

If you look for a meaning, you’ll miss everything that happens.

Why be the sheep when you can be the wolf?

*At my future wedding*: “Do you take this man to be your lawfully wedded husband”
Me to the groupchat: omg do I say yes or is that desperate

Just simple days. Simple days of laughing lots and breathing deep and loving with my whole heart and feeling that love back. That’s all I’m really looking for now.

Make it a habit to tell people thank you. To express your appreciation, sincerely and without the expectation of anything in return. Truly appreciate those around you, and you’ll soon find many others around you. Truly appreciate life, and you’ll find that you have more of it.

I often wish I could be a golden retriever belonging to an upperclass family living in a large house on the west coast

I went over this guys house and he said my perfume was turning him on and we ended up having sex &it was my 1d perfume like once again one direction

To whom do I owe the biggest apology? No one’s been crueller than I’ve been to me.

You never really know about people - and when you find out, it’s already too late.

Love can come when you’re already who you are, when you’re filled with you. Not when you look to someone else to fill the empty space.

Sometimes it’s easier to blame yourself than to admit that someone you care about has the capacity to continuously let you down

Since then she had changed so much in her thoughts, in her ways, even in her looks, that she might wonder she knew herself―except that the changes were all in the direction of becoming more and more herself.

Be the one who nurtures and builds. Be the one who has an understanding and a forgiving heart one who looks for the best in people. Leave people better than you found them.

That hard thing you are facing right now? Remember, you are strong. You are persevering, tough, able to bend without breaking, willing to be humbled to the point of humiliation, not blinded, a hunter for wisdom, a praying-through-it woman, a courageous gal, one who wants to learn the deep dependence of following hard after God Himself.

Let me reach through these fragile, typed-out letters and take your hand. And stand with you. From that cracked-open-heart place, a God-breathed strength will rise. Rise. Rise.

concept: me and you. it’s dark and we’re driving with no real destination. no responsibilities. the most comfortable silence ive ever experienced. life is good. we’re smiling and happy and we’re just going

I was happy. I loved the night, I loved it so much it almost hurt. In the night everything seemed possible. I wasn’t sleepy at all.

I love those who yearn for the impossible.

DON’T TRY ME I’M THE KINDEST RUDE PERSON YOU’LL EVER MEET

It’s frightening when things you love appear suddenly changed from what you have always known.

A happy life is just a string of happy moments. But most people don’t allow the happy moment, because they are so busy trying to get a happy life.

Nobody knows what you feel inside unless you tell them.

It is a common delusion that you make things better by talking about them.

You are unexplored, unusual
and frighteningly beautiful.

It’s such a precious, intimate experience, stumbling upon individuals that are actually capable of challenging our capacity to grow; and not as an egocentric defense mechanism, but as a vulnerable, self-aware, empathy-based compulsion because they understand what we are capable of, and will not allow us the excuses to squander our potential

The qualities I most admire in women are confidence and kindness.

“We don’t care about fashion. We like clothing and pretty things but, above all, we love women. This is all about women.”

'chcę zaczynać swój dzień od Ciebie, a nie od kawy'

You can’t cross the sea merely by standing and staring at the water.

Anyone who has lost something they thought was theirs forever finally comes to realise that nothing really belongs to them.

when u accidentally pour too much alcohol into ur mixed drunk and u have to tough it up Bc momma didn’t raise a quitter

There’s so much more to life than finding someone who will want you, or being sad over someone who doesn’t. There’s a lot of wonderful time to be spent discovering yourself without hoping someone will fall in love with you along the way, and it doesn’t need to be painful or empty. You need to fill yourself up with love. Not anyone else. Become a whole being on your own. Go on adventures, fall asleep in the woods with friends, wander around the city at night, sit in a coffee shop on your own, write on bathroom stalls, leave notes in library books, dress up for yourself, give to others, smile a lot. Do all things with love, but don’t romanticize life like you can’t survive without it. Live for yourself and be happy on your own. It isn’t any less beautiful, I promise.

Silence is only frightening to people who are compulsively verbalizing.

There are those who spend their whole lives searching for happiness, and then there are those who find happiness within their lives. Don’t waste your time being the first person. Find the happy things in your life right now.

With such a hell in your heart and your head, how can you live? How can you love?

I thank God for protecting me from what I thought I wanted and blessing me with what I didn’t know I needed.

Find ecstasy within yourself. It is not out there. It is in your innermost flowering. The one you are looking for is you.

No one’s as amazing as they wish to be, it’s impossible. Everyone has some sort of picture in their mind of who they want to be, it’s human nature to improve ourselves.

Don’t destroy someone,

just because

someone once destroyed you.

There is always reason to celebrate. Every breath is reason to celebrate. Every breath is evidence that you are stronger than the fear. Stay strong, and celebrate every second you are here.

And that’s the thing about emotion, it defies the fundamentals of logic. Because whatever it is you’re searching for, you’re never going to find it in the same place you lost it.

You can’t use your hand to force the sun to set. ~Nigerian Proverb

Keep awake, alive, new. Perform the paradox of being hard and yet soft. Survive without calcification of the tender membranes. Be a poet. Be alive.

Who was she, who was she who rose like the dawn, fair as the moon, clear as the sun, terrible as an army with banners?

I am my own dream girl

I’m such a “Look at the moon!” person.

If we learn to open our hearts, anyone, including the people who drive us crazy, can be our teacher.

It is simply this: do not tire, never lose interest, never grow indifferent—lose your invaluable curiosity and you let yourself die. It’s as simple as that.

concept: what you’re waiting for finally comes

You create your tomorrows through the dreams you dream today.

those little things on ur nose aren’t blackheads, don’t try and get rid of them they’re sebaceous filaments and they’re permanent and literally everyone has them

every girl has that little pouch of fat on her lower tummy, despite what magazines try n show u, you have important organs there that need to be protected don’t try and get rid of ur pouch

ur body is smarter than u think and it knows what to do when u eat more than normal. one bad day, or even week, of eating poorly isn’t gonna ruin anything at all I pinky promise

if u think u look good up until u try taking a selfie, it’s not ur fault - our faces are asymmetrical and when u see ur face flipped it will look unnatural to u, since u don’t see it that way when u look in the mirror. to everyone else it looks perfectly fine

no one’s stomach looks the same at 8pm as it does at 8am. no one has a chiseled six pack after a day of eating, not even the super fit people u see on tumblr, because ur stomach naturally expands after eating and expecting to have a flat tummy before bed is very unrealistic

no one notices if the bags under ur eyes are bad today. no one pays attention to the bump in ur nose or the zit on ur chin or the piece of hair that u missed when u were straightening. literally no one notices these things except you so stop worrying about it ur gonna be fine

sometimes u just gotta get over urself

thatcherjessie:

Jessie Thatcher
“Overconceptualization,” 2014.

But I guess you were like flowers in the snow, beautiful but cold.

I wonder if I will ever have the strength to hold onto something. Or if I will always be someone who destroys.

Lighthouses don’t go running all over an island looking for boats to save; they just stand there shining.

concept: me, lying in bed. my roof is glass. i look up at the moon and stars. my mind is clear like the beautiful night sky. everything is still. everything is calm.

I haven’t been myself for so long. But I tell myself there’s nothing wrong with being gone too long, as long as I come back, right?

NETFLIX AND *RAISE GOLDEN RETRIEVER PUPPIES TOGETHER*

this looks like a perfect place to trail ride 🐎

this looks like a perfect place to trail ride 🐎

When I look into your eyes I see galaxies - alternative galaxies pending to be discovered and examined.

When you judge another, you do not define them, you define yourself.

I think it is so sad that you can meet someone an hour ago that wants to see you win more than someone you’ve known your whole life.

You have to have a dream so you can get up in the morning.

Sometimes when I feel ugly I remind myself that I’ve just gotten used to my own beauty. One day someone will see me and will see a skin complexion they’ve never seen before, or a nose that curves in a way they’ve never seen before, or hair that falls in a way they’ve never seen before. My beauty will be new, exciting, and fresh in their mind. Everything I’ve gotten used to seeing everyday for nearly 17 years will be a new experience for them. I will be beautiful. I am beautiful.

I long to write.  To write with a purpose.  To let the doubters see  that I really had it in me.

You were my past, I live for the present.

“Never hold your breathe for someone that only watch you suffocate.”

“If you’re loved, be grateful. If you’re appreciated, be grateful. Some people had to go through battles for that.”

It is difficult to find someone who is beautiful and authentically real at the same time. Someone who radiates light and imperfection simultaneously.

So many people were shut up tight inside themselves like boxes, yet they would open up, unfolding quite wonderfully, if only you were interested in them.

I FEEL LIKE GOD HAS SO MANY AMAZING THINGS FOR ME THIS YEAR. I JUST HAVE TO WORK HARD.

Your beauty is in your rarity; there is no woman like you in all the world.

Change your mindset. Educate yourself. Stay positive. Cut shitty people off. Eat healthy. Focus on your goals. Spend some time alone. Read books. Drink more water. Take care of your skin.

Don’t torture yourself trying to make someone see something they cannot see, or believe something they do not believe. Just stay true to your vision for yourself.

i know dwayne ‘the rock’ johnson doesn’t know me but i consider him a friend

One of my pet peeves are when people say “you don’t even need makeup!” Like no shit sherlock. No one needs makeup, it’s not water. But it is art and it is fun and people like it so they buy because they want it . It sounds kind of assholeish because you’re pretty much saying it’s needed if you’re ugly or something not “normal” with your face.